It’s easy to believe that justice work has to be big to matter. We see the headlines, the movements, the people leading large-scale change, and it can quietly shape what we think counts as meaningful...
When wildfire smoke fills the sky and evacuation orders come, families in northern, remote, and First Nations communities have to leave quickly, often with only what they can carry. Here in Niagara...
Blessed be Your name On the road marked with suffering Though there's pain in the offering Blessed be Your name Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in, Lord...
I first went to a NAIITS symposium in 2017. The theme was on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. It was amazing to be around strong, positive-identifying Indigenous...
Adrian Jacobs, Senior Leader for Indigenous Justice and Reconciliation, once preached at Meadowlands Church on Revelation 21 in which the glory or doxa of the nations will be brought into the new...
And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the...
When Sandra Pronteau sits down to bead, she creates a space that is entirely her own. She sets up in a quiet room with her dog, turning on the sounds of drumming and pow-wow singing in the background...
This summer, wildfires have forced numerous First Nations across northern Ontario to evacuate their communities. Families have left with little notice. Elders have been separated from the lands that...
“Wisdomkeeper, is it you? Stands on the Rock (Peter) shouted back to him. “If so, tell me now to come to you on the water.” “Come!” he said to him without any hesitation. With reckless abandon, Stands...
As a person with disabilities, I believe that everyone has the right to some space they can call their own—a place where we can exercise our rights to independence. Having said that, I know that not...
A challenge within the Church today entails our approach to the social problems of our time. In my own life and ministry context within the neighborhoods of Detroit, I encounter the harsh realities of...
I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice. - Ezekiel...
